My ebike. I have a 14 mile commute each way. With my ebike I can bike to work door-to-door, every day. Would not be possible without my ebike. I get a lot of hate and cries of cheater on the trail but it is worth it not to have to drive to work.
You only hear the people giving hate because the others don’t say anything.
I was one of the [silent] haters. Like, why get a bike if you’re going to just ride it without pedaling? Then, I realized that this is one less car on the road. Kids are getting outside more. People are using the sidewalks and trails and bike oaths so the city will make more. One less car in the parking lot. Yeah, this is moving the needle in the right direction.
yeah I kinda thought they were silly and then I got old. someone then mentioned about coming back from the store all loaded up and im like. wow. that would have been useful. trying to get up to speed all loaded up is a pita.
I have the one that can throttle and pedal, ngl i used to hate people who throttle without pedalling but then i start using the throttle and immediately “get” it. It’s fun, like a light motorcycle, though pedalling save power and can go further, but people often only use it for short distance. Less car on the road, slower than motorcycle, it’s no downside.
I still view those that shaped like a motorcycle, can go as fast as a motorcycle, but with a decorative pedal in disgust though.
I want one, I’ll never afford it, but I want one. Not because I want to ride around without pedaling, but because I want to get to someplace without having to work my ass off in the miserable heat, so I have the energy and stamina to do stuff at the destination without being soaked in sweat. Like go fishing, or have lunch, or go for a walk on a trail,or even go to the store for a few essentials, or any of a hundred different things that normal people’d use a car for.
My ebike. I have a 14 mile commute each way. With my ebike I can bike to work door-to-door, every day. Would not be possible without my ebike. I get a lot of hate and cries of cheater on the trail but it is worth it not to have to drive to work.
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I’d rather someone ride an E-Bike than a bicycle with a 2-cycle engine.
You only hear the people giving hate because the others don’t say anything.
I was one of the [silent] haters. Like, why get a bike if you’re going to just ride it without pedaling? Then, I realized that this is one less car on the road. Kids are getting outside more. People are using the sidewalks and trails and bike oaths so the city will make more. One less car in the parking lot. Yeah, this is moving the needle in the right direction.
yeah I kinda thought they were silly and then I got old. someone then mentioned about coming back from the store all loaded up and im like. wow. that would have been useful. trying to get up to speed all loaded up is a pita.
I have the one that can throttle and pedal, ngl i used to hate people who throttle without pedalling but then i start using the throttle and immediately “get” it. It’s fun, like a light motorcycle, though pedalling save power and can go further, but people often only use it for short distance. Less car on the road, slower than motorcycle, it’s no downside.
I still view those that shaped like a motorcycle, can go as fast as a motorcycle, but with a decorative pedal in disgust though.
I view an ebike as a vehicle. A means to an end.
I want one, I’ll never afford it, but I want one. Not because I want to ride around without pedaling, but because I want to get to someplace without having to work my ass off in the miserable heat, so I have the energy and stamina to do stuff at the destination without being soaked in sweat. Like go fishing, or have lunch, or go for a walk on a trail,or even go to the store for a few essentials, or any of a hundred different things that normal people’d use a car for.
Vehicles are often a means to end